MEN’S BASKETBALL SINGLE-GAME TICKETS GO ON SALE TUESDAY, OCT. 29Single-game tickets for all 2013-14 Creighton men’s basketball exhibition and regular season home games will go on sale starting at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Fans can purchase tickets to any game by stopping by the CenturyLink Center Omaha Box Office, the Wayne and Eileen Ryan Athletic Center Ticket Office on Creighton’s campus or any Ticketmaster outlet (Bakers, Younkers). Fans can also purchase tickets beginning starting at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 29 by charging by phone via Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or charging online at www.ticketmaster.com. All available tickets for any game are upper bowl reserved and the cost varies depending on the game selected as detailed in the table below. Head coach Greg McDermott’s Bluejays will open the season on Friday, Nov. 1 with an exhibition game against Northern State on First National Bank Court at CenturyLink Center Omaha (7:05 p.m., tip-off).

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SINGLE-GAME TICKETS GO ON SALE TUESDAY, OCT. 29Single-game tickets for all 2013-14 Creighton women’s basketball exhibition and regular season home games will go on sale starting at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Fans can purchase tickets to any game by stopping by the Wayne and Eileen Ryan Athletic Center Ticket Office on Creighton’s campus or any Ticketmaster outlet (Bakers, Younkers). Fans can also purchase tickets beginning at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 29 by charging by phone via Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or charging online at www.ticketmaster.com. Reserved tickets are $8 each for adults and $5 each for youth (ages 3-18) while general admission tickets are $7 each for adults and $4 each for youth (ages 3-18). Head coach Jim Flanery’s Bluejays will open the season on Monday, Nov. 4 with an exhibition game against Fort Hays State at D.J. Sokol Arena (7:05 p.m., tip-off).

MEN'S BASKETBALL BIG EAST TOURNAMENT INFORMATIONTickets are now available for purchase to the 2014 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Championship, to be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Wednesday, March 12 through Saturday, March 15. Don't miss your chance to see Creighton, Butler, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, St. John's, Villanova, and Xavier in this incredible tournament.

NOTE: This year's ticket order process by the BIG EAST Conference is very different than the one used in previous years by the MVC. Please read all of the important information before ordering and note that schools will not have block seating (in a particular section or sections) as in years past. Seating for school-specific fans for all 10 schools will be sprinkled together within each price option and those seat locations will be determined by the BIG EAST Conference at a later date. Once our seat locations are provided to us by the BIG EAST Conference, the Creighton Athletics Ticket Office will assign those seat locations in accordance with CU’s priority point ranking system. Exact seat locations will not be available in advance of receipt of tickets. Accounts who qualify for a seat upgrade will be notified in by February and all tickets and seat locations are subject to availability.

DEADLINE: Friday, November 1, 2013

When ordering tickets, to start you will have two initial options: $275.00 tickets in Option 4 (second balcony) and $180.00 tickets in Option 5 (fourth balcony).

Those purchasing the $180.00 or $275.00 seats will be asked whether they wish to be upgraded to a higher price level (and charged the difference in ticket cost) should their current-year athletics giving level qualify them for better seats. Those who select to upgrade to higher price level seats ($350.00, $399.00 or $600.00) will be upgraded to the highest price level for which they qualify and selected. Seat locations provided by the Big East will be assigned by the Creighton Athletic Ticket Office in accordance with Creighton’s priority point ranking. Exact seat locations will not be available in advance of receipt of tickets. Accounts who qualify for a seat upgrade will be notified in by February and all tickets and seat locations are subject to availability.

ALUMNI INFORMATIONMake sure to check out the Creighton Alumni Association Fan Central website at alumni.creighton.edu/fan-central for information on all activities surrounding the BIG EAST tournament as well as all other events going on around the country in conjunction with athletics! All activities are open to alumni, fans and friends. We hope to see you there!

MEN'S BASKETBALL BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HOTEL INFORMATIONHead coach Greg McDermott and the Bluejays will be staying at the Affinia Manhattan Hotel (371 7th Avenue) for the duration of their stay at the 2014 BIG EAST Conference Men’s Basketball Championship which is scheduled for Wednesday-Saturday, March 12-15 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The hotel is located across the street from Madison Square Garden and single and double room rates are $289 per night plus tax (additional person charge is $20 per night) and a three-night minimum stay is required (cancellations must be made at least 72 hours prior to the day of arrival to avoid a one-night cancellation penalty). To make a reservation, call 212-563-1800 or email reservations@affinia.com (be sure to state the Affinia Manhattan Hotel reference code of CREFAN or Creighton University Fan Block). The cut-off date to make a reservation is January 24, 2014 or earlier if the supply of rooms is exhausted.

Two other hotel options near Madison Square Garden Creighton fans may want to consider for their stay at the 2014 BIG EAST Conference Men’s Basketball Championship are:

The New Yorker – 34th Street and 8th Avenue, located across the street from Madison Square Garden. Single and double room rates are $209 per night plus tax with triple and quad room rates at $239 per night plus tax. All rates require a three-night minimum stay (cancellations must be made at least 72 hours prior to the day of arrival to avoid a one-night cancellation penalty). To make a reservation, call 866-800-3088 and ask for the “Creighton University Fan Block.” The cut-off date to make a reservation is February 8, 2014 or earlier if the supply of rooms is exhausted.

Hotel Pennsylvania – 401 7th Avenue & 33rd Street, located across the street from Madison Square Garden. Rates for the nights of March 10-13 are $179 for a single plus tax or $199 per night for two beds plus tax. Rates for the nights of March 14-18 are $209 for a single bed plus tax or $229 for two beds plus tax. All rates require a three-night minimum stay (cancellations must be made at least 72 hours prior to the day of arrival to avoid a one-night cancellation penalty). To make a reservation, call 212-736-5000 or 800-223-8585 and ask for the “Big East Creighton Fan Block” or make a reservation online by clicking on this link: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=1119873&hotelID=2078